<div>A first-of-its-kind skin bank, which aims to give a new lease of life to burn victims, was inaugurated at the Victoria Hospital in the City on Wednesday. <br /><br />Speaking after the formal inauguration of the Rotary Ashirvad BMCRI Skin Bank (RABSB), K T Ramesh, HOD, Burns Ward, Victoria Hospital, said that the initiative will help save many, whose lives are otherwise lost to burns. “We see 180 to 200 burn cases on a daily basis. Most of these patients would have suffered more than 50 per cent burns and they are the ones who need skin transplant,” he explained. <br /><br />Unlike organ donation, when it comes to skin donation, it need not be matched with that of the donor. However, skin can only be harvested from deceased persons and stored for up to 5 to 10 years. “Here, with the facilities we have, it can be stored for five years,” he said. <br /><br />While a donor family volunteers to donate other organs, it is now important to also educate them about skin donation, said Ramesh. The skin bank is independent from the Zonal Co-Ordination Committee of Karnataka for Organ Transplant. Victoria Hospital authorities were granted licence on Tuesday to run the skin bank.<br /><br />More trauma centres<br />Minister for Medical Education Sharan Prakash Patil said that two new trauma centres would soon be set up at Kalaburagi and Mysuru. A tender has been called for the same and construction has begun. <br /><br />This apart, he said that the new branch of the Jayadeva Institute of Cardio Vascular Sciences and Research would be inaugurated in Kalaburagi on April 23. <br /><br />Following the inauguration, the minister went on surprise rounds around Victoria Hospital and the new trauma centre. Having noticed that the MRI and CT Scan units were not functional, he directed that it be fixed within a days’ time. <br /><br />Besides the existing ones, he said that a 128-slice CT Scan unit would be installed. Pointing at several shortcomings in government set ups, Patil said that there was a need to train staff in government hospitals to handle emergency cases. <br /><br />Besides, he said that there was a need to focus on cleanliness and maintain quality. “Doctors need to be better administrators. If Jayadeva Institute can be run on such high standards, why not other medical institutes?” Patil said that the new super speciality eye hospital on Minto Hospital premises would soon be inaugurated.<br /></div>
<div>A first-of-its-kind skin bank, which aims to give a new lease of life to burn victims, was inaugurated at the Victoria Hospital in the City on Wednesday. <br /><br />Speaking after the formal inauguration of the Rotary Ashirvad BMCRI Skin Bank (RABSB), K T Ramesh, HOD, Burns Ward, Victoria Hospital, said that the initiative will help save many, whose lives are otherwise lost to burns. “We see 180 to 200 burn cases on a daily basis. Most of these patients would have suffered more than 50 per cent burns and they are the ones who need skin transplant,” he explained. <br /><br />Unlike organ donation, when it comes to skin donation, it need not be matched with that of the donor. However, skin can only be harvested from deceased persons and stored for up to 5 to 10 years. “Here, with the facilities we have, it can be stored for five years,” he said. <br /><br />While a donor family volunteers to donate other organs, it is now important to also educate them about skin donation, said Ramesh. The skin bank is independent from the Zonal Co-Ordination Committee of Karnataka for Organ Transplant. Victoria Hospital authorities were granted licence on Tuesday to run the skin bank.<br /><br />More trauma centres<br />Minister for Medical Education Sharan Prakash Patil said that two new trauma centres would soon be set up at Kalaburagi and Mysuru. A tender has been called for the same and construction has begun. <br /><br />This apart, he said that the new branch of the Jayadeva Institute of Cardio Vascular Sciences and Research would be inaugurated in Kalaburagi on April 23. <br /><br />Following the inauguration, the minister went on surprise rounds around Victoria Hospital and the new trauma centre. Having noticed that the MRI and CT Scan units were not functional, he directed that it be fixed within a days’ time. <br /><br />Besides the existing ones, he said that a 128-slice CT Scan unit would be installed. Pointing at several shortcomings in government set ups, Patil said that there was a need to train staff in government hospitals to handle emergency cases. <br /><br />Besides, he said that there was a need to focus on cleanliness and maintain quality. “Doctors need to be better administrators. If Jayadeva Institute can be run on such high standards, why not other medical institutes?” Patil said that the new super speciality eye hospital on Minto Hospital premises would soon be inaugurated.<br /></div>
